If the imam sits during the prayer, do the followers sit?

Question : If the imam writes something during his prayer, in the middle of the prayer, and prays while sitting, do the followers follow him?

Answer : No. If a situation arises for the imam, such as him finishing the prayer and sitting, we do not sit, because we began the prayer standing, so we are required to continue standing. This is how the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is understood in his final illness, when he came and led the people in prayer while sitting, and the people were behind him.
And we were not ordered to sit, because Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) began the prayer with them while standing, so they were required to complete it while standing. This is the correct position followed by Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), and it is a sound combination. Some scholars said that the statement, "If he prays standing, you pray standing, and if he prays sitting, you pray sitting," is abrogated, because the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer with the people in his final illness came after his prayer with them while he was ill in his house. However, the legal principle is that if combining is possible, combining is required, because if you return to the texts, the implication is that you would have to negate one of the two proofs, and negating one of the two proofs is not permissible. The correct view is what Imam Ahmad held, that the hadith "If he prays sitting, pray sitting" is not abrogated, and the hadith that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed with them while sitting and they were standing in his final illness is not abrogated. The reason is that they began the prayer standing.